A resident of a North Side lakefront high-rise was killed earlySunday by a fire that apparently was caused by careless use ofsmoking materials, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
Howard Plotkin, 60, of Shoreline Towers Condominium, 6301 N.Sheridan, was pronounced dead at Edgewater Hospital.
The Fire Department was called about 4 a.m., said TerrenceO'Brien, deputy chief of its 3rd District.Firefighters believe the fire started in a mattress in abedroom. Plotkin was found in a living room chair, wherefirefighters believe he fell asleep.Plotkin lived on the 14th floor, O'Brien said.There were smoke detectors in Plotkin's unit, "but they didn'toperate because they had no batteries," O'Brien said.Smoke detectors in the hallway were in working condition,O'Brien said.Plotkin's unit was extensively damaged, but there was no seriousdamage to other units in the building, O'Brien said.A woman in the building who has asthma was treated at WeissMemorial Hospital for smoke inhalation and released.
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